Masha Leon
National News
- G.A.’s Savior Is the Russian Oligarch ‘Who Got Away’
- Yuri Foreman: Future Rabbi, Present World Champion
- Visa Issues Lead to a Shortage of Religious Staffers
Community News
- Hasidic Village’s Neighbors Have Slaughterhouse Blues
- Former Agriprocessors CEO Rubashkin Sent to Prison
- Sy Syms, Retail Magnate and Y.U. Benefactor, Dies at 83
International News
- Funding for Overseas Jews In Disarray as Agencies Duel
- Perfect Storm: Wide Gaps, Weak Leaders, Elusive Peace
- The Life, Death and Judaica of a Russian Oligarch
Israel News
- Ethiopian Jews Celebrate a Festival, Gain Israeli Attention for Their Traditions
- Were Israelis Banned From Komen’s Egyptian Cancer Meeting?
- Amid Growing Crisis, U.S. Asks Israel for Action To Boost Abbas
Arts & Culture
- Darwin and Gods — for Kids
- Pannonica
- Magen Tzedek: Model of the Jewish Future or Show Without an Audience?
- Mahmoud Darwish: If He Were Another
- Internet: The Hatred Super-Highway
- How, Why, Who Hates Us
Fast Forward
- Building Identity Through Art
- An Honest Marriage of Vermont and Judaism
- Where ‘Love’ First Appears
- Dirty Sayings Never Get Old
- Two-Way Giving
- Schmutz Sandwich Anyone?
The Shmooze
- A New Yad for the Bar-Mitzvah Set
- Vienna Event Misplaces the ‘Hatikvah’
- Costco Gets Into the Torah Business
- Sir Ian Knows What It’s Like
- Prestigious Award for Israeli Choreographer
- MacFarlane’s Not-So-Funny Jew Joke
Forward Forum
- An American Yom Tov
- Trying Terrorists
- The Wages of Liberal Guilt
- A Time for Counting
- Freezing Progess, Not Settlements
- Missing the Abu Mazen Opportunity
Editorial
Sea of Faces
By Masha Leon
Written Words
By Masha Leon
Honorees, award presenters and guests at the October 27“ So Near & Yet So Far” Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala had a vested reason for the urgency to find a cure for a disease that currently afflicts 5.3 million Americans.Read More
Songs About Roots
By Masha Leon
A Yiddish Fête
By Masha Leon
Glitz, Glamour and the Arts
By Masha Leon
- Serious Yiddishisms
- Appeal to the Senses
- A Golden Anniversary
- A Changing Landscape
- Binoche's Art World
- Stanley Kaplan: Education Pioneer
- At Touro, Loeb Honors Ideals
- Beating Long Odds
- Memories of Molly Picon
- 100 Candles, Times Two
- Money Makes The World Go Round
- From 'Rags' to Riches
- ‘She Refused To Be a Victim’
- Bikel's B'day Bash
- When Being 86 Is No Big Deal
- Mrs. Goldberg: 'The Oprah of Her Day.'
- A Mother-Daughter Moment
- Hats Off to the Einstein Grads
- Isaac Mizrahi’s ‘Green’ Dress
- Celebrating‘An American Experience’
- Milton Glaser’s Film Debut
- Philip Glass’s American Life
- Remembering Bea Arthur
- Galas for Children
- Jewish Women Speak Out
- Exhibit Explores French Lit During WWII
- Tovah Feldshuh Shines on Broadway
- Gala for the Arts
- Michael Bloomberg Honored
- Sholom Aleichem: A Celebration
- Jewish Museum's 'Night in Persia'
- Remembering Pearl Lang
- An Evening of Song
- Alaska Honors Ruth Gruber
- Mike Burstyn's Portrait of Lansky
- Salon Series Celebrates 20 Years
- ‘Soul Memories’: Powerful Art
- An Evening of Yiddish Song
- Discussing Madoff
- Chef Gets Top Honors
- American Friends of Hebrew University Honors Bill Gates
- Celebrating a Holy Space
- A Hanukkah Remembrance
- ‘Gimpel’ Revival A Must-See
- A Musical Evening
- Another Gore in the Spotlight
- The Voice of Al Franken
- Hats Off to Marvin Hamlisch
- Fashion Icon Honored
- Ruth Gruber Honored at Free Speech Dinner
- Elinor Guggenheimer Remembered
- Remembering Yukiko Sugihara
- Bloomberg, Sarkozy Honored
- Elie Wiesel's Birthday Bash
- Charlie Rose, Friend of France
- Hillary Speaks at Israel Event
- Fran Drescher’s New Role
- Songwriters Hall of Fame Honors Composer
- A New Role for Feldshuh
- The Hamptons Round-Up
- Painting Sephardic Themes
- Musical Remembrance
- Remembering Bruce Adler
- Spotlight On Folksbiene
- Alec Baldwin: Half Jewish?
- French Film’s Yiddish Roots
- Remembering Daddy Long Legs
- Tribute to Jewish Women
- Hillel Looks to the Future
- Remembering a Yiddish Treasure
- Christie Brinkley Goes Organic
- Whoopi Honored
- Comic Creators Discuss Legacy
- Churchill: Good For The Jews?
- Emotions Run High at Yom HaShoah Event
- Arts Group Broadens Its Horizons
- Students Remember Holocaust
- Martin Sheen Honored
- Tribute to Jules Dassin
- 'Women of Achievement' Honored
- Mel Brooks Honored at Rainbow Room
- Remembering Abraham Brumberg
- Leonard Bernstein: A Musical Tribute
- Oscar-Winning Film Strikes a Chord
- Spotlight on Women's Health
- A Jewish Cinema Gem
- Boxer's Story on the Big Screen
- Thirty Years in Fashion
- Kaufman Center's Curtain Raiser
- Sobriety Book Celebrates Launch
- Yiddish Theater: Going Strong
- Y.U. Honors Tulane President
- Germans Honor Libeskind
- A Yiddish Word For All Occasions
- "Frontline" Producer Honored
- Reeve's Legacy
- Tom Cruise Steals The Show
- Dershowitz Sounds Off
- Salute To U.S. Veterans
- Tribute To An Italian Hero
- Gala Honors First-Ever Chairwoman Of The Board
- Alzheimer's Association's Glitzy Gala
- A Military Salute
- Foxman Pens New Tome
- Polish Prez on Jewish History
- Forward Honored In New York
- Film: Rescued Art Of WWII
- In Remembrance Of September 11
- ICRF Honors Women of Action
- AJC Honors Muslim Zionist
- Tribute to Leona
- A Great Debate
- Adieu to Arye
- JLC Honors NYC Mayor
- Smooth Sailing for Stuttering Gala Maiden Voyage Aboard the QM2
- Picture Perfect Event
- Dolly Parton Honored by SHOF
- A Tribute to Sills
- Diaspora Museum Honors Sharansky
- Oprah Is Honored
- Hamlisch Hits The Keys at ISEF Benefit
- Yivo Honors Kati Marton
- Power Couples Offer Advice
- Living Legend: A Tribute To Neil Sedaka
- Actress Invokes Einstein's Vision
- Reagan's Top Diplomat Honored at Gala
- Patti is LaBelle Of The Ball
- Lord Is Honored, Just In Time
- UJA Honors Kazakh Jewish Industrialist
- Bush Babes Bring On the Bling
- Swaths of Color at Brain Trauma Gala
- Loving Living Legends
- Group Goes Ape For Goodall
- Mizrahi Kills At Purim Ball
- Knowing When The Fight Begins
- Running On "Jewish Time"
- Theater Veterans Honored
- A Night Full Of Maazel
- Singing to Joschka
- Richard Gere Hails Dean
- Simon Says, In Yiddish
- Honoring Shamir
- Jerry Stiller: Son Of Sunni, Shi'ite
- Saluting Those In Uniform
- Brainy Banter At 92nd Street Y Benefit
- Saluting The Fresh Prince
- Applauding the Adelsons
- Stars Shine In Alzheimer Gala
- Boxer Honored At Science Award Dinner
- Bolton Talks Tough At Rabin Center Gala
- On Making Nice
- Remembering The Ghetto
- Trumped
- Well, Hello Dali!
- Khan-Do Princess Raises Alzheimer’s Awareness At Soho Party
- Celebrating German Unification With Gusto
- Birthday Bash
- Dinner Honors Doctor
- Taking New York By Storm, In Song
- A Blessing for John Paul II
- Celebrating Tel Aviv University
- Yiddish Sounds From the USO
- Folksbiene Salutes Yiddish; ON THE GO
- In Praise of Hillel
- Stressing the Bones
- Museum Dinner Gets Toes a-Tappin’
- Remembering the Top of the Pops
- Giving Children at Risk a Future
- Putting Zorba in His Place
- Peace, Love and Understanding
- Keeping Memory Alive
- Hailing an Immigrant Landmark
- Juilliard Celebrates Its Centennial
- Students Confront ‘Hiroshima’
- Cheering the Russian National Orchestra
- Literary Lion Gets French Salute
- A Trio of Farewells
- Welcoming a Latter-day de Tocqueville
- Fighting To End Gender Discrimination
- Wiesenthal Center Honors Murdoch
- Meretz Lauds a Music Master
- Munich, on Film and in Person
- Munich, on Film and in Person
- The Power of the Pen
- Ron Howard’s Moving Images
- Remembrance Without a Call For Revenge
- From National Issues to National Treasures
- Clinton Gives Food For Thought — But Hold the Gluten
- Recalling a Screen Legend’s Legacy
- Remembering Yitzhak Rabin
- Paying Tribute to a Master Yiddishist
- Looking Anew at Bulgaria’s Jews
- Incubators of Antisemitism
- ‘Fiddler’ Director Tells All
- Walesa Reminisces at the 92nd Street Y
- ADL Honors Polish President
- Women Trailblazers Honored
- Hitting the Road With Reiser and Falk
- Bidding Abe Hirschfeld Farewell
- On Becoming a Fan of Japanese Film
- Two Farewells: One Warm, One Tearful
- Of Sugihara and Hiroshima
- Theater Lover Gets Ovation
- Rabbi and Professor Face Off In Bioethics Debate
- Fund Honors Cancer Survivors
- At Benefit, Dan Rather Suggests Floyd Abrams For High Court
- Patinkin Wows Carnegie Crowd With Evening Of Yiddish Song
- Foundation for Jewish Culture Lauds ‘Brooklyn Boy’ Playwright
- Honoring a Broadcaster and Remembering a Song Master
- ADL Posthumously Honors Fiume’s ‘Righteous’ Police Chief
- Blacks and Jews In Harmony At the New York Festival of Song
- ON THE GO
- At the Waldorf-Astoria, Lasers –– and Lots of Love –– for Lily Safra
- The Week Stops At Grand Central For Middle East ‘Conversation’
- Throng Thrills to Thomashefsky’s Titillating Tales
- Hundreds Toast Bronfman at Hillel Tribute
- Remembering a Legend, YIVO Marks Milestone
- Yeshiva Hosts Rabbi’s 75th Birthday Bash
- Foundation Sings of Harmony at Songstress Denise Rich’s Home
- IDF Chief Voices Optimism at New York Gala
- Deneuve Shines at French Institute’s ‘Star’ Soirée
- Jewish Museum Hosts Masked Purim Bash
- New Yorkers Hail Their Hometown
- New York Meets ‘Chicago’ at Red Ball Bash
- Hopping on ‘The Bandwagon’ of Musical Legends
- Broadway Bigs Get Boosts
- Fierstein Fires Up ‘Fiddler’
- VIP Crush at King Event
- Pirates, Pishkes And ‘Pacific Overtures’
- An Eve Where Italian Was the Mameloshn
- ‘Center’ing Around Jewish Culture, Arts and History
- Two Events Honor Israel’s Contributions
- Intrepid Celebs Toast to Pride And Patriotism
- Stirring ‘Harts’ And Minds at A Tribute Gala
- Goodfellas and Great Gals Honor the Arts
- Stellllaaa! A Tribute to an Icon
- Remembering A ‘Happy Jewish Spirit’
- A Tale From Japan
- Honoring the Present –– and Future –– Nobel Laureates
- What Litvaks Accomplished in Brazil
- Blond Ambition: A Yiddish Diva Serenades Fans
- Tale of Twos Marks an Activist’s Life
- For a Good Cause: Teaching, Giving and Running
- From New York to France And On to Poland
- From Opera to Yiddish Songs, Joy for the Ears
- From A to Zorn: Musical Tributes To History
- Reuniting Refugees Upstate
- Two New Beginnings and a Sad Ending
- Fiddler on the Hot Seat: Molina & Co. Chat
- Home is Where the Heart Is: In the South Bronx
- A Dog’s Life: A Veterinarian Extraordinaire Dishes
- Eli Wallach Knows His Lines
- Honoring the President’s Mensch
- A Mega Bar Mitzvah for Actor Fyvush Finkel
- At 80, Lang Still Keeps the Flame Alive
- To Get to Carnegie, Practice Your Yiddish
- An Intrepid Crowd Honors Patriots
- The Stars Toast Elie Wiesel on His 75th
- At YIVO, Honoring Those Who Champion Mameloshn
- Showing ‘Spirit,’ Going Red and Taking Time for Israel
- A First Lady, a Good Cause and a Comedic King
- Educate! Empower! Endow! And Entertain
- Takes-a-Village Outlook Marks Citizens of NYC
- Boys May Be Boys, But Boys’ Town Makes Men
- From Under the Chupah to Over the Ark, and Other Ottoman Tales
- The Boomerang Effects of Acts of Kindness
- Lost in Translation: ‘The Ghost Is Eager, But the Meat Is Tender’
- At ELEM Benefit, Nava Barak Shares Sorrow Over Distressed Youth
- ‘Tevye Isn’t Jewish — and Golda Is’
- A ‘Sex and the City’ Kind of Purimspiel
- Like ‘Braveheart’ Comes to the Crucifixion, Critic Says
- Seeds of Israel Take Root Afar
- Y Is Icing on N.Y.’s Cake, Schumer Says
- Rabbi Buchwald Speaks of Highs and Lows of Jewish Outreach
- A Jordanian Prince Dazzles Benefit-goers
- ‘Silence Is Not Golden,’ Jarvis Says at King Tribute
- A Museum in Memory of Ari Halberstam
- Albright Broaches Brooches at a Gem of a Gala
- Saluting One Who Challenged the ‘Ultimate Taboo’
- Stars Come Out for Israel Philharmonic
- JNF Tree of Life Branches Out To Embrace Feldshuh and Zaks
- An Anti-Smoking Legacy; a Love-Filled ADL Good-bye
- Doctors Fill the House at Lenox Hill’s ‘Fantastique’ Ball
- Two Firsts for an Interethnic Foundation
- Friendship, Culture Link America, Israel
- Alan Alda Issues Verdict on Court TV
- ‘Get Larry King,’ Jokes Clinton at Rabin Center Gala
- CUNY’s Chiefs Befriend Israel’s Open U.
- Making a Splash on Behalf of Israelis With Disabilities
- Foxman Fetes Feldshuh at New Run of ‘Golda’s Balcony’
- Hayworth Gala Pays Respects to Alzheimer’s Victims
- Party Packs a Punch for Academic Freedom
- A Nod to Italy: From Freedom to Film
- Keeping the Memory of Lodz Alive
- Saying Thanks to the Behind-the-Scenes Bridge-Builders
- How a Buttonhole Camera Kept Kovno’s Past Alive
- The Thing About the Other Jonathan Pollard, Producer
- Praise for Theater’s Era of Enlightenment
- The Comedian and the Rabbi: A Tête-à-Tête
- From ‘A Stoop on Orchard St.’ to ‘Capitol Steps’
- Ignorance Is Far From Bliss for Israeli Education
- Poland’s Jewish Past; Bob Hope Memories
- How Terry Sue Became Tovah
- Traipsing Down the Red-Carpet Runway at ‘The Holy Land’ Gala
- Once Upon a Time in Iraq; Two Funds Fight Cancer
- Dance Fever at Sutton Place Synagogue
- A Lyrical Tribute at Songwriters Awards
- Cultural Awards Serve Up Feast for the Soul
- Arguing the World: A ‘Conversation’
- Comics Yuk It Up for 92nd Street Y, Raising $1.1 Million
- Soros Gets Boos for Using YIVO Stage as Political Platform
- Broader Horizons Triumph in ‘Best of Times for Women’
- An Evening of Two Elies: Wiesel, Tahari
- A Stately Tribute to the Shoah From Powell
- Lunch in the Limelight for the Producers
- Workmen’s Circle Seder Hits High Note
- Diplomats From 40 Nations Dine, Sing ‘Dayenu’ at Seder
- Songwriter Denise Rich: ‘Inside of Me Is a Black Woman’
- As Time Goes By: Ruth Gruber Reflects
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- Aid for Youths Comes in a Variety of Sizes and Shapes
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- Big Brass on Board for Intrepid ‘Salute’
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- Israel-America Two-for-One Night in N.Y.
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- Arab-Jew Duo Perform a ‘Prayer’ for Peace on Piano
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